Picture of the day: Standoff between traffic police and an ambulance

On the morning of April 9, traffic on a thoroughfare of Changchun, capital city of northeastern Jilin province, came to a halt. Some big shot had came to make an inspection of the city, and the traffic police ordered vehicles to make way for the powerful official. An ambulance transporting a patient stopped at the very front turned on its flashing warning lights and sirens. The anxious family of the patient shouted at the traffic police from the ambulance, asking him to let them pass, but their request was rejected. (Picked from MOP)